Entries for June 2014

Doctors at the University of California, San Francisco, are using technology called "Next-Generation sequencing" to diagnose patients with infectious disease. The test works by detecting all the DNA present in clinical samples, instead of targeting a single infectious agent at a time. This is another great example of the advances being made in sequencing technology and the uses that ar...

The National Institutes of Health would like to target $4.5 billion over the next 12 years to fund the brain initiative. The goal is to understand one of the "toughest unsolved puzzles," the brains of humans and animals, to lay a foundation for future generations to treat brain disorders.
To read New York times article, copy and paste url to your website browser:
http://www.nytimes.com/201...

Canadian team finds root causes for 146 Rare Childhood Diseases in a ground breaking effort to use genomics to advance diagnosis of Rare Disease. This is a huge step for more rapid diagnosis and, hopefully, to guide treatment in some cases.
To read article published in the Globe and Mail:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health-and-fitness/health/canadian-team-finds-root-causes-f...

Dr. Charles Chiu, at UC San Francisco, used next generation sequencing to save the life of a 14 year old boy. The fast diagnosis and successful treatment of the teenager came only 48 hours after sequencing was started. To read more on the UCSF website, go to:
http://www.ucsf.edu/news/2014/06/114946/faster-dna-sleuthing-saves-critically-ill-boy